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1876–2024
State House District 34·Indiana

Indiana 34th State House District delivered R+16 in 2024.

A rare Democratic-leaning pocket in Indiana's statehouse map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
11,623
2024 ACS

Indiana 34th State House District, Indiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
11,6232024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.3%2024 5-year
Black
5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+38 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.7%
1,9512,6984,750
R
−13.2%
2,1192,7774,989
R
−13.5%
1,8742,5074,701
D
+3.1%
2,3452,2004,666
D
+15.0%
2,9382,1655,162
R
−13.8%
2,1162,8024,963
R
−2.8%
2,1612,2884,570
D
+5.0%
2,1101,8764,644
R
−1.8%
2,0242,1195,251
R
−14.1%
2,1272,8314,981
R
−20.5%
2,0493,1155,194
R
−14.1%
2,1662,9345,450
R
−2.4%
2,6042,7355,392
R
−28.7%
1,8573,3615,235
R
−8.1%
2,0222,4385,127
D
+17.3%
2,9472,0735,039
R
−5.9%
2,4082,7095,136
R
−8.7%
2,1552,5664,744
R
−12.7%
1,9392,5134,512
D
+4.2%
1,7661,6213,470
D
+3.9%
1,9441,7953,786
D
+8.3%
2,1571,8244,005
D
+14.4%
1,9721,4713,471
R
−5.3%
1,4851,6583,234
R
−38.1%
8831,9772,875
R
−28.2%
8111,4922,416
R
−27.1%
8621,5372,488
R
−7.0%
6167161,426
O
+18.6%
4462091,271
R
−9.4%
5937261,416
R
−36.1%
3808821,392
R
−27.2%
4818591,390
R
−26.2%
4407601,220
R
−24.7%
296508860
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.1%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
4.6%
65–74
5.4%
5.8%
55–64
6.2%
5.3%
45–54
5.6%
5.2%
35–44
5.3%
6.1%
25–34
5.8%
8.9%
18–24
10.1%
6.9%
5–17
6.6%
2.5%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,127
State House District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 34$58,127
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Methodist
5.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.5%
Baptist
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+3.8 in a state that leaned heavily Republican statewide, District 34 stands out as a competitive outlier worth tracking in down-ballot races.

The Democratic margin in Indiana 34th State House District has rarely exceeded nineteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,127 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 34, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 34, Indiana voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,750 votes cast, 1,951 went Democratic and 2,698 went Republican.
What is State House District 34, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 34, Indiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 34, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 34, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 34, Indiana?
State House District 34, Indiana has a population of 11,623 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 34, Indiana?
Median household income in State House District 34, Indiana is $58,127 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of State House District 34, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 34, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.